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The Rio Grande: Not Just A Border; A River In Crisis
October 24th, 2023
Via The Conversation, a look at the Rio Grande: The Rio Grande is one of the longest rivers in North America, running some 1,900 miles (3,060 kilometers) from the Colorado Rockies southeast to the Gulf of Mexico. It provides fresh water for seven U.S. and Mexican states, and forms the border between Texas and Mexico, where it […]
Read more »Pipeline Dreams: The Desert City Out To Surpass Phoenix By Importing Water
October 24th, 2023
Courtesy of The Guardian, a look at the extravagant growth plans of Buckeye, Arizona, regardless of the lack of water: Arizona, stressed by years of drought, has declared its house-building boom will have to be curbed due to a lack of water, but one of its fastest-growing cities is refusing to give up its relentless […]
Read more »Climate Change Has Turned African Rivers into Epicentres of Conflict
October 24th, 2023
Via IPS News, an article on the impact of climate change and drought on conflict in Africa: Almost all major river basins in Africa have become the epicentres for conflicts over the last 20 years, and agricultural yields on the continent could drop by up to 50 percent in the coming years owing to the […]
Read more »Supreme Court Fight Over Rio Grande Water Flows On
October 24th, 2023
Via SourceNM, an article on ongoing legal tensions between Texas and New Mexico over Rio Grande water: Whether the water is low or high, the Supreme Court fight over Rio Grande water stretches on. The latest iteration of the legal fights that span decades, is the Texas claim before the U.S. Supreme Court that New Mexico groundwater […]
Read more »Mighty Mississippi – America’s Water Highway – Is Dangerously Low
October 24th, 2023
Via Terra Daily, an article on the Mississippi River, which is dangerously low: In the middle of the shrunken Mississippi, a barge drags a giant metal-edged suction head along the riverbed to remove sediment from shipping lanes.The crew of the dustpan dredge Hurley has been working around-the-clock for months to deepen the channels so boats […]
Read more »Water Usage On The Colorado River Is Way Down As The West Begins Planning For A Future With Less
October 24th, 2023
Via CNN, a report on water usage on the Colorado River: As the Biden administration kicks off a years-long negotiation process to divvy up the shrinking water supply of the Colorado River, there are finally some signs of optimism after several bleak years. A record-breaking winter snowpack last year halted a precipitous downward spiral on the river and raised water levels […]
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